Participants in
the just-concluded Skye Bank’s mentorship Program for women have commended the
bank for its commitment in supporting the entrepreneurship aspirations of women
in various sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Ms. Bada
Omolola, a teacher who participated as a mentee in the recently concluded free
session held under the aegis of the bank’s Skye Pearl Initiative described the
exercise as a life changing experience.
Another
beneficiary Ms. Omolola, who is a cake maker, noted the helpful tips she got
from her mentor according to her, “My mentor was receptive, intelligent,
humorous and always ready
to listen” This afforded her the rare privilege of
sharing from her wealth of knowledge and vast experience. She thanked the
Skye Bank for the initiative.
Equally sharing
her experience on the program, one of the mentors, Ms. Doherty Olatokunbo,
expressed her excitement about the initiative especially coming from a Bank in
this period of economic recession. She praised the bank for the noble
initiative. She also encouraged the mentees to put into practice all that they
have learnt so far.
Acknowledging
the success recorded from the first phase of the program so far, Skye Bank’s
Group Head, Retail Banking, Ndubuisi Osakwe stated that “It is an avenue to
empower women and women-owned SMEs across the country through the influence of
experienced professionals in various sectors including Banking, Fashion, Event
Management, Interior Designs, Life Coaching, Education, Public Relations and
Health to mention a few. Such Mentors share their wealth of knowledge, and
handhold the mentees through hurdles on career and business challenges.”
The Skye Pearl
Mentoring Program which currently has 31 mentors and 66 applicants, with 20 of
them already assigned to mentors is aimed at improving the quality of life for
women as part of the bank’s contributions to economic growth and development in
the country.
The program is
open to as many female as are willing to partake. Interested persons can visit
the Skye Pearl website: https://www.skyebankng.com/skyepearl/mentorship/apply.php.
Applications are reviewed and if successful will be assigned to a best-fit
Mentor.
Skye Bank, a
Systematically Important Bank (SIB), with strong market share and relative
interconnectedness, occupies a sensitive role in the financial industry in Nigeria
and West Africa
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